A 10 kg mass is hung from a 1-m-long cable, causing the cable to stretch by 2 mm. Suppose a 10 kg mass is hung from a 2 m length of the samecable. By how much does the cable stretch?A. 0.5 mm       B. 1 mm       C. 2 mm         D. 3 mm      E. 4 mm

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A 10 kg mass is hung from a 1-m-long cable, causing the cable to stretch by 2 mm. Suppose a 10 kg mass is hung from a 2 m length of the same
cable. By how much does the cable stretch?
A. 0.5 mm       B. 1 mm       C. 2 mm         D. 3 mm      E. 4 mm

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